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Memorial planned for Friday at St. Louis Park school

Saying that "we are just heartbroken, I prayed all the way here and I will pray all the way home," Laurie Amos of St. Louis Park places flowers by a makeshift memorial Thursday, May 23, 12013, in front of Peter Hobart Elementary School in St. Louis Park. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi) The St. Louis Park elementary school that lost two fourth-graders to a deadly landslide in Lilydale ...
Isle of Capri to open new Pa. casino July 1

A rendering of the Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin Officials from Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort announced Thursday that Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin in Fayette County, Pa., will open July 1, pending required regulatory approvals. The approximately $60 million resort casino includes 600 slot machines, 28 table games, a restaurant and a lounge. Isle and Nemacolin Woodlands ...
Kingston leads BMW PGA Championship

South Africa's James Kingston shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Wentworth to take the lead during the suspended first round of the BMW PGA Championship.Afternoon play was delayed for about 90 minutes because of the threat of lightning and five groups were still on the course when the round was suspended for the day because of darkness.Finland's Mikko Ilonen opened with a 67, and ...
Cupples 7 doomed unless last-minute rehab plan surfaces

The hammer is poised but, at least for now, St. Louis officials are holding off on demolishing Cupples 7, a crumbling warehouse downtown.Time, however, is quickly expiring for the seven-story building within the Cupples Station complex west of Busch Stadium.A demolition permit issued Wednesday lists Spirtas Wrecking Co. as the contractor for the nearly $650,000 job to tear down Cupples 7.June 7 ...
Allianz insurance worker sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for fraud

A former claims adjuster for Allianz insurance company in O'Fallon was sentenced Thursday to 27 months in federal prison for defrauding the company of more than $400,000 that he diverted to himself.Brian Behl pleaded guilty in February to mail fraud. After he serves his time, he will be under three years of supervised release.Federal prosecutors said Behl worked for Allianz for about 10 ...

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Scream

I grew up during the heyday of teenage slasher movies. I was four years old when the genre was started in 1978 with John Carpenter's masterful "Halloween," and in my early twenties when it was giving its last dying breaths with such junk as 1993's "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday" and 1995's "Halloween 6." During that period, Hollywood produced a seemingly endless stream of graphically violen ... ...

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Man serving life for sexual assault charged in another St. Louis case

FAIR: Winning re-election to his fourth term this year cost St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay about $3.2 million -- or roughly $126 per vote. Mr. ...
IRS replaces official in tea party controversy

In this May 22, 2013, photo, Lois Lerner listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups. Danny Werfel, the agency's new acting commissioner, told IRS employees in an email Thursday, May 23, 2013, that he ...
MWR cars others bring awareness to storm victims

CONCORD, N.C. -; Owner Michael Waltrip and others in the NASCAR garage hope to bring attention to the needs of those affected by the Oklahoma tornadoes at the Coca-Cola 600 this ...
Gap back in style as 1Q profit jumps 43 percent

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, a shopper walks down the steps at a Gap store in Los Angeles. The Gap Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Thursday, May 23, ...
St. Louis kids get chance of a lifetime during international soccer match

FENTON, Mo. (KSDK) - St. Louis soccer fans come in all shapes and sizes. But it's up to a tiny group of the littlest ones to help keep the ball in play at Busch Stadium Thursday night. "It's been a dream come true for me," explained Lucas Hummel, 11, a rising sixth grader at Rockwood South Middle School. He's been playing soccer since he was just ...

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Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body.

Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can develop.

Michael Lewis, an associate professor of oncology in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine, stated that being able to target secondary tumors is vital to successfully treating patients with progressive cancers.

"Depending on the type of cancer, primary tumors usually are not the cause of death for cancer patients. If a cancer metastasizes, or spreads creating hard-to-find tumors, it often becomes fatal. Having a way to identify and shrink these secondary tumors is of utmost importance when fighting to save people with these diseases," Lewis said.

In an effort to find a way to locate and kill secondary tumors, Lewis, in collaboration with J. David Robertson, director of research at the MU Research Reactor and professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Science, have successfully created nanoparticles made of a radioactive form of the element lutetium. ...